October 18th, 1636

Born on October 18th, 1636

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 141,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 458 days, exactly on July 31st, 2025, people who were born on October 18th, 1636 will be 142,000 days old!

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What happened on October 18th?

October 18th, 2019

Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.

October 18th, 1967

The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).

October 18th, 1963

The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.

October 18th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.

October 18th, 1748

The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

October 18th, 1587

Filipino sailors disembarked from the Manila galleon Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza in what is now Morro Bay, California, the first documented instance of Asians in the Americas.

October 18th, 1565

The first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese occurred when a flotilla of samurai attacked two Portuguese trade vessels at the Battle of Fukuda Bay in Nagasaki.

October 18th, 1356

The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.

October 18th, 1081

Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania.

October 18th, 0320

Pappus of Alexandria, one of the last great Greek mathematicians of antiquity, observed an eclipse that allowed historians to calculate the approximate dates of his life.

October 18th, 1599

Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Báthory in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.

October 18th, 1597

King Philip II of Spain sends his third and final armada against England, but it ends in failure due to storms. The remaining ships are captured or sunk by the English.

October 18th, 1565

Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West.

October 18th, 1561

In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima is fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, resulting in a draw.

October 18th, 1540

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 18th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 18th?

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

*October 18th, 1941, Duncan †April 1st, 2017, Los Angeles

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

70

Luca Giordano

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

*October 18th, 1634, Naples †January 3rd, 1705, Naples

34

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

*October 18th, 1777, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 21st, 1811, Kleiner Wannsee

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

*October 18th, 1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

*October 18th, 1926, St. Louis †March 18th, 2017, St. Charles

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

*October 18th, 1945, Gallatin †January 7th, 2013, Palm Springs

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

*October 18th, 1948, Trenton †October 27th, 2018, Bowie

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

34

Laci Green

American YouTuber, video blogger, sex educator, and activist.

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

87

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

72

Eugene of Savoy

Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire

*October 18th, 1663, Paris †April 21st, 1736, Vienna

69

Zhu Xi

Chinese historian, Neoconfucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)

*October 18th, 1130, Youxi County †April 23rd, 1200, People's Republic of China

Same year
Born in 1636

84

Edward Colston

English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)

*November 2nd, 1636, Bristol †October 11th, 1721, Mortlake

74

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

French poet and critic (1636–1711)

*November 1st, 1636, Paris †March 13th, 1711, Paris

43

Esaias Reusner

German lutenist and composer (1636-1679)

*April 29th, 1636, Lwówek Śląski †May 1st, 1679, Berlin

68

Justine Siegemund

German midwife who wrote a book on midwifery

*December 26th, 1636, Roztoka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †November 10th, 1705, Berlin

31

Melchiorre Cafà

Italian artist (1636-1667)

*January 21st, 1636, Birgu †September 4th, 1667, Rome

31

Count Ferdinand Edzard of East Frisia

German nobleman

*July 12th, 1636, Aurich †January 1st, 1668, Norden

42

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria (1636-1679)

*October 31st, 1636, Munich †May 26th, 1679, Oberschleißheim

61

Giovanni Battista Antonii

Italian composer

*June 24th, 1636, Bologna †January 1st, 1698, Bologna

33

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Major general in Brunswick and co-ruler of Waldeck-Wildungen

*July 31st, 1636, Bad Wildungen †August 8th, 1669, Heraklion

64

Pietro Sammartini

Italian composer

*September 18th, 1636, Florence †January 1st, 1701, Florence

41

Sophie von Barby

(1636-1677)

*April 14th, 1636, Rudolstadt †August 12th, 1677, Berum

59

Ulrich Hypparchus Promnitz

(1636-1695)

*January 2nd, 1636, Żary †July 29th, 1695, Brody

39

Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Italian princess

*November 6th, 1636, Turin †June 13th, 1676, Munich

62

Ferdinand Joseph of Dietrichstein

Peerage person ID=5669

*September 25th, 1636, Vienna †November 28th, 1698, Mikulov

63

John Hale

Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials

*June 3rd, 1636, Salem †May 15th, 1700, Salem

69

Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach

(1637-1706)

*July 14th, 1636, Prague †June 15th, 1706, Karlovy Vary

86

Johann Kaspar Horn

German musician (1636-1722)

*August 17th, 1636, Chemnitz †September 18th, 1722, Dresden

69

Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova

Spanish military personnel (1636-1705)

*January 1st, 1636, Madrid †September 15th, 1705, Lima

53

Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

*January 20th, 1636, Munich †August 13th, 1689, Sigmaringen

82

Caspar Loescher

German theologian

*May 8th, 1636, Werda †July 11th, 1718, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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Leap year

Yes: 1636 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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